Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
निष्कामस्तु पुनर्यो मां तस्मिन्काले नृपोत्तम । पूजयिष्यति सद्भक्त्या पुष्पधूपानुलेपनैः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो मम लोकं स यास्यति
niṣkāmastu punaryo māṃ tasminkāle nṛpottama | pūjayiṣyati sadbhaktyā puṣpadhūpānulepanaiḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto mama lokaṃ sa yāsyati
Namun sesiapa yang menyembah Aku pada waktu itu, wahai raja yang utama, tanpa kehendak mementingkan diri—dengan bhakti sejati mempersembahkan bunga, dupa dan minyak wangi—dia terbebas daripada segala dosa dan akan pergi ke alam-Ku.
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Niṣadhā-purī Śambhu-sthāpita-kṣetra (as implied in the passage)
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpottama (best of kings)
Scene: A king or pilgrim offers flowers, incense, and fragrant unguents before a Śiva-liṅga; the atmosphere is calm, with a sense of inner renunciation and luminous sanctity.
FAQs
Selfless devotion (niṣkāma-bhakti) elevates ritual into liberation-oriented worship, leading to sin-removal and attainment of Śiva’s realm.
The Śaṅkara-prāsāda and its tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Adhyāya 55, where worship at the specified auspicious time is praised.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with flowers, incense, and anointments at the specified sacred time, with niṣkāma (desireless) intent.